Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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considered going to help Mikayla when he heard Kylie weakly calling out.

her neck from Mikayla’s grip, Jerome instruct ed the woman who was standing there in a daze,

hurriedly fetched the first

Kylie in sitting down and then walked

tugged at her arm. “Get up.”

as he pulled at her arm, it was

a bit uneasy.

apologize? What’s with this madness again?”

Her eyes began to focus, and her body

felt a sense of relief.

be with Kylie

was hoarse, and her tone betrayed

tightened further

life

the first

you trying to

round–faced woman approached at that moment, carrying the first

attempted to help Mikayla stand up,

feet on her own, adjusted her clothes, and walked away without casting a backward glance.

find out what had

let out a stifled groan of

that Mikayla was the one responsible for the disturbance, Jerome

complete stop. “Shall we

face, Kylie shook her head.

be fine? Another inch deeper, and it would have

the bleeding while asking, “Who was that person just now?

faint smile. “She might

kind. You’ve been bullied like this, and you’re still defending her. I think we should call

Jerome’s slightly furrowed brows, Kylie said to the round–faced woman, “Aunt Agatha, please go back for now. If

could tell it wasn’t appropriate for

If you need someone to look after you tonight, call

Kylie, “What just happened?